Don’t Throw Away That Food: Strategies for Record-Setting Waste Reduction Fact Sheet
| Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on Feb 19, 1998 The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/dont-throw-away-that-food-strategies-for-record-setting-waste-reduction-2/by Brenda Platt and Joanne Goodwin
1998, fact sheet packet (24 pages) – View Online
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EPA-530-F-98-023
two-color printed copies available free through the RCRA hotline 1-800-424-9346 (within U.S.),1-703-412-9810 (outside U.S. and Washington, DC metro area).
A growing number of food-related businesses are diverting their food discards to useful purposes in place of the dump. This fact sheet packet documents nine programs with record-setting food recovery levels, from a hospital and prison to an urban produce market and supermarkets. The packet includes tips for solid waste planners and resources for more information.